If you are lucky enough to have a Vitamix® then you can take things to a whole new level by sprouting your seeds before making a smoothie. Simply soak your selection in filtered water half an hour before using. The little darlings will think it's time to grow and release life giving enzymes.

sprouted breakfast smoothie:1/2 T each of flax, chia, hemp, sesame1T each of sunflower seeds, dehydrated pumpkin seeds1/4 cup of sprouted oatmeal1/2 a punnet of fruit of choice, strawberries today (if you use blackberries, zap and put through a strainer first of you get what seems like grit from the tiny little annoying seeds, it's a texture thing)1 banana1 apple pear or whatever you have in your kitchen1/2t turmeric (getting it in you, your liver will love you)1/2 a tray of icesoak all the seeds in filtered water, prep fruit of choice, place in vitamix, add seeds and oatmeal ice and whatever else and blend until smooth'taste so good and good for you!'

Stole this idea from my local Sushi Tashiro in RPV. I always wondered how they got their onions so thin and confetti like. Last week I popped in for lunch and they were prepping for dinner. Through the glass fish fridge walls I watched one of the chefs cutting a couple of dozen onions at once. He would get just about to the elastic band, then take it off and place it an inch down the stems. Works for anything from 3 too 30 onions and beyond. Endless onion possibilities.

If you are lucky enough to have a Vitamix® then you can take things to a whole new level by sprouting your seeds before making a smoothie. Simply soak your selection in filtered water half an hour before using. The little darlings will think it's time to grow and release life giving enzymes.

breakfast smoothie:1/2 T each of flax, chia, hemp, sesame1T each of sunflower seeds, dehydrated pumpkin seeds1/4 cup oatmeal1/2 a punnet of fruit of choice, strawberries today (if you use blackberries, zap and put through a strainer first of you get what seems like grit from the tiny little annoying seeds, it's a texture thing)1 banana1/2t turmeric (getting it in you, your liver will love you)1/2 a tray of icesoak all the seeds in filtered water, prep fruit of choice, place in vitamix, add seeds and oatmeal ice and whatever else and blend until smooth

Everyone knows that seeds are good for you. Right?All we hear is flax this, chia that, hemp shmep, doesn't matter which seeds, you have to just get them in you! The number 1 NO NO is "never buy pre ground"They are rubbish. As soon as those tiny little seeds are smashed open they starts to lose all their magical powers. Then they are packed in a bags, placed on supermarket shelves where they sit for lord knows how long. By the time you get it you may as well eat a cereal box as it will contain more nutrition. The number 2 NO NO is "never eat seeds whole" Your body cannot extract the nutrition, so you will poop them out, like a bird.

breakfast smoothie:1/2 T each of flax, chia, hemp, sesame1T each of sunflower seeds, dehydrated pumpkin seeds1/4 cup oatmeal1/2 a punnet of fruit of choice, strawberries today (if you use blackberries, zap and put through a strainer first of you get what seems like grit from the tiny little annoying seeds, it's a texture thing)1 banana1/2t turmeric (getting it in you, your liver will love you)1/2 a tray of icegrind all the seeds really well, prep fruit, place in flask and zap with stick blender (sorry, I forget to tell you to buy a stick blender also)add seeds and oatmeal, zap againadd ice and whatever else and zap until smooth

marinade shrimps in an oven save dish with:1T olive oil1t each of ginger, garlic and powered lime (i've been dehydrating a lot, you can use fresh, you knew that)1T honeyhandful of chopped parsleysling shrimps in, stir, and place in fridge for an hour or soheat broiler, sling under, 3 mins each side, scoop out shrimps with juice and put in pretty dish. ...gratin: sweet pots, sliced 1/4 on a mandolincan of (rested) coconut milk 2 T chipotle peppers in adobo sauce salt to taste

pots in an oven dishzap the chilies with a stick blenderpour 1 1/2 cups of coconut milk s-l-o-w-l-y on chilies (save the water for whatever)add salt, zappour over potsplace dish in water bath and cook at 350 for 1 hourlet it rest for 1/2 hour...assemble:leaves of choice in bowl on tablebowl with gratin on tableshrimps in (yeah yeah, I know, you get it)small bowl with tiny pieces of chopped up lime, skin on (i used indian pickled lime I made months ago)shredded coconut

making pea, fennel and powdered lime chips:fresh peas, or a bag of frozen1 onion3/4C of hemp seeds1/4C dried tomato1/2t each of garlic, ginger and powered lime1T each of chili powder, fennel, oregano(2/3C of freshly ground flax seeds, NO BLENDER)

blend, pour in bowl, THEN add 2/3C of freshly ground flax seeds (never buy pre ground, it is rubbish. never eat whole, your body cannot extract the nutrition, you will pop them out. buy a coffee grinder for your seeds and spices)will update when the magic has happened...